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stoker-fired

stoker-fired adjective: of the firebox or furnace of a steam boiler, fed with coal by a mechanical stoker.

Adjective

stoker-fired (not comparable)

  1. Of the firebox or furnace of a steam boiler, fed with coal by a mechanical stoker.
    • For successful and efficient operation, mechanical stokers must be fed with suitable coal. This has been proved time and again in all countries where stoker-fired engines are used.1959 November, P. Ransome-Wallis, “The British Railways Clas "9" 2-10-0s: Part Two”, in Trains Illustrated, page 556

Questions about stoker-fired

What does stoker-fired mean?
Stoker-fired means of the firebox or furnace of a steam boiler, fed with coal by a mechanical stoker.
What part of speech is stoker-fired?
Stoker-fired is an adjective.

Words near stoker-fired in the dictionary

  1. Stokely
  2. Stokelys
  3. Stokenchurch
  4. Stokenham
  5. stoker
  6. stoker-fired
  7. Stokerian
  8. stokerless
  9. stokers
  10. Stokers Siding
  11. stokes

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